The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-15
The Teachers Association.
Communicated.

The teachers of the Sixth, Seventh and
Eighth districts met in Port Deposit, Sat-
urday, April 3rd at l.3O p. m. Mr.. F. S.
Everist the President in the chair, Rev.
John Squier opened the Association by
prayer. Minutes of proceeding meeting
were read and approved.
Mr.. Sauier read statement ofthe school
taxes. He showed that it cost Cecil county
less per pupil to school her children than
Il cost the majority of the other counties of
the State. The salaries and expenses of
the Commissioners and Examiner are less
and the salaries of the teachers more than
those of similar offices in other counties
of the State. Cecil and Baltimore coun ties
are the only ones that pay more tax to the
State than they receive from the state for
educational purposes.
The 100000 colored school fund is dis
rlbuted on the basis of the colored poPula-
ton while the white school fund is distrib
uted ON the basis Of the whole population
thus those counties having a large colored
population have great advantage oyer
those which haye not. For example Charles
Co. receires orer $1,000 for each pupil reported
rh7e Cecil reeeires but $4.S6. This Unequal
ity has caused Garrett Co. to forfeit her
last quarterly appropriation from the state
That there should be different arrange
ment for the distribution of the state ap
preparation no one can doubt, and this
point has been brought before the Legisla-
ture at every session for s or years but
with no other effect than to have the Sl00-
900 colored school fund deducted from the
original white fund.
Mr.. Squier spoke to some length upon
the subject. The blame if there is any
blame lies upon the taxpayers of the
county and the patrons of the schoo Is.
We should make our lew sufficiently
large and see that the schools are kept oper
The full time. If we must economic let
not be at the expense of the dearest interest
of our county and the strongest hope of our
state. The public schools.
The teachers seemed to agree fully with
Mr.. Squier.
Mr.. Everist read an extract from letter
of Mr.. J. A. Calhoun, formerly teacher
in this Co. now resident of Ohio. HI,
letter stated that the tax rates Of Ohio were
much higher than those of Md. and that
the schools were not kept open so long.
Mr.. Jas. NJ. Fl. Rowland read very
able essay subject Labor and Capitap' in
which he set forth in a clear fofcible man
ner the foolishness or rather lack Of iudg
ment in both employees and employers dem
onstrated by the arbitrary coercive methods
used to attain their ends. The essayis
favored arbitration as a means of setilin,
disputes, Mr.. Squier made some remarks
agreeing with the essayist.
On motion of Rowland Watts the order
of exercises was changed so as to allow Mr.
Coale's lecture to precede the discussion O
the question. Mr.. Coale introduced him
| self in a humorous manner and at ono,
| captured the attention OF his hearers by IN,
originality of his style and methods. He
treated his noble subject abraham Lin
coin" in humorous but withal instructive
manner. In opening he remarked that
another fellow had helped him get up the
lecture and We were to attribute all the
faults to the other fellow and give him all
the credit accruing. He seemed to have
made himself possessor Of all the hu,
morous anecdotes in relation to his subject
from the time he first saw the light down
in Kentucky luntil he died by the assassins
hand on that memorable April 18th 1865,
although the lecturer dropped his subject
rather abruptly after he had COTTON him so
far as the Presidency. We are sorry we
have not space to give any further account
of the lecture
Owing to the lateness Of the hour the dis.
cusSiOn was abandoned until our next
meeting.
The following is the programme for our
next meeting; Reader, Miss Emma Brown
and Miss Annie Quinn. Essayist, Mitch.
ell Hanna. Question for discussion: "Is
Teaching a Professor? If so what Pro-
fessional knowledge Should Teacher Poss.
ess." Disputants; Messrs. NJ. S. McName.
V. II. Watts, S. j. Tammauy, j. l..
Crothers, j. Squier, G. C. Pyle, Jas. M. II
Rowland and Walter Patton.
We were nattered by the presence Of
quite number of visitors among whom we
noticed Rev. Jas. Conway, Rev. l.. +. Bar.
rett and DR.. j. II. Mccullough.
On motion we adjourned to meet "Deo
VoIeate, Sat. Sept 3rd 1887.
ROWLAND WATTS. Sec'y.